H.R. 5998

Summary

H.R. 5998, the To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Nov 10, 2025 by Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Nov 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

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H.R. 5998 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 5998 IH: To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5998  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 10, 2025   Mr. Conaway  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.
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Office of Special Counsel Hatch Act Unit operations during shutdown
During a lapse in appropriations, any services by an officer or employee of the Office of Special Counsel related to carrying out the duties of the Office of Special Counsel with respect to alleged violations of sections 7323 and 7324 of title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed, for purposes of section 1342 of title 31, United States Code, services for emergencies involving the safety of human life or the protection of property.

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To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Herbert Conaway Jr. (D) sponsors H.R. 5998, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Herbert Conaway Jr.

Rep. · D–NJ-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 10, 2025

Angela Craig

Rep. · D–MN-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 12, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5998 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Nov 10, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5998 has taken 2 actions since Nov 10, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5998 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5998 goes by 2 titles.

• To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• To provide for the continued operation of the Hatch Act Unit of the Office of Special Counsel during a lapse in appropriations, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5998 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5998 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5998’s is Government Operations and Politics.

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